4 year-old found crossing the desert alone by UN staff in Syria

[Canuhearme?]

It went from "[I]boy stoically walking alone across the desert[/I]" to "[I]boy walking with a bunch of other people across the desert[/I]" to "[I]boy was kinda separated from his family for a couple minutes maybe, but then found each other in the mass of other people across the desert.[/I]"

And yet there's still a good chance that the image might blow up and become a defining moment in the war, even though it's hardly relevant and the impact is almost entirely manufactured.

[STeel]

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;43970822]It went from "[I]boy stoically walking alone across the desert[/I]" to "[I]boy walking with a bunch of other people across the desert[/I]" to "[I]boy was kinda separated from his family for a couple minutes maybe, but then found each other in the mass of other people across the desert.[/I]"

And yet there's still a good chance that the image might blow up and become a defining moment in the war, even though it's hardly relevant and the impact is almost entirely manufactured.[/QUOTE]

Welcome to journalism

[Sgt-NiallR]

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;43970822]It went from "[I]boy stoically walking alone across the desert[/I]" to "[I]boy walking with a bunch of other people across the desert[/I]" to "[I]boy was kinda separated from his family for a couple minutes maybe, but then found each other in the mass of other people across the desert.[/I]"

And yet there's still a good chance that the image might blow up and become a defining moment in the war, even though it's hardly relevant and the impact is almost entirely manufactured.[/QUOTE]

Journalistic truth is under no obligation to coincide with the actual events in question.

[Stents*]

[QUOTE=STeel;43984487]Welcome to journalism[/QUOTE]

Actually I don't really blame journalist for this. It seems that they weren't given any of this info until after the article was published, they were duped just as much as us. The article has been updated since.

[Zeke129]

[QUOTE=smurfy;43969392]He was [url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/syria-crisis-image-of-fouryearold-boy-marwan-crossing-into-jordan-captures-plight-of-refugees-9136290.html]apparently[/url] crossing with his family but got separated briefly from them. They were reunited 'around 10 minutes later'[/QUOTE]

[i]Distance Between Two People Travelling Together Temporarily Becomes Greater than Intended[/i] just doesn't have as much pop as a headline

[kylel999]

[QUOTE=Siduron;43958680]I guess they forgot to mention the group of other people walking on the other side of the camera.
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BgvDbu1IYAAV10q.jpg:large[/IMG][/QUOTE]

Fuck the news im so done

[G71tc4]

This thread was a roller coaster

[Sgt-NiallR]

[QUOTE=G71tc4;43997201]This thread was a roller coaster[/QUOTE]

In the truest sense; straight up, and then all the way down.

[nied]

there was a Cracked article today that mentioned this

[Lurklet]

this thread is the heart and soul of sensationalist. This needs to be stickied as a guide on how to be a professional journalist.

[TheNickle]

Man, that is what you call dedication...

[Del91]

Is cracked a legit source?

[url]http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/4-more-b.s.-news-stories-that-clogged-your-facebook-feed/[/url]

[Motorsheep]

[QUOTE=The Maestro;43970657]In light of the rest of the article, I imagine all those who rated 'agree' wish they could change this to 'disagree' now.[/QUOTE]

They can. Just reload the page, choose your new rating.